My three words for 2021. Guiding words rather than New Year Resolutions. My three words for 2021: Directness – Flexibility – Action Guiding words rather than New Year Resolutions. After a year filled with all kinds of surprises, I’ve learned to pace myself, accept that I can’t predict today, let alone anything in the future, […]
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Thank you, Notorious RBG. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, best known to young folks as Notorious RBG, has left an indelible mark on our country. She was a woman of valor, a woman of strength and compassion. Fierce in the face of injustice, she has been and her legacy will continue to be a role model for […]
Times of adversity stretch you. Topsham Public Library’s Executive Director Susan Preece and I explored the question, “How do you get a community together when you are not physically in the building?” […]
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The Boston & Maine Connection – One Room Schoolhouse Covid19 edition So, how are you? How are you really doing? For many of us, this is no longer just trite throwaway greeting but a rather serious question in a time of a globe-trotting pandemic. I find it heartening to see the number of people and […]
Exploring the synergy between art & business. We all need communication vehicles that share the great things happening in our communities. Some are digital. Some are print. All need to build relationships and trust in the partnership between readers and those who desire to earn the right to reach them. […]
We can learn from children as easily as they learn by observing us. […]
2020 Vision: My Three Words #My3Words Leadership – Journalism – Community Spend enough time with social media, newspapers, TV news or politics and you’ll quickly see the dearth of leadership. Sure there are people in titled positions of authority but they are managers at best and demagogues at their worst. Despite all the social media […]
In November 2019, I experienced the profound loss of both my parents. Their parallel lives enriched mine, emphasizing kindness, community, and appreciation for life’s simple moments. Their legacy lives on. […]
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When the AMTRAK Downeaster pulls out of a station it becomes a long skinny Maine town. Civility of Rail travel and human connection. […]
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When biotech companies gather, good things happen. Especially with disarmingly easy looking lawn games. It Can Only Happen in an Open Community The FRAXA Biotech Games exploded onto Cambridge Crossing with a capacity crowd. What was immediately obvious was the genuine camaraderie and mutual support of the biotech community and its many vendors to help […]